Essi is a Finnish first name. Essi is an abbreviation from

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name '' Esther'', which means

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. As of May 2010, the name Essi has been given to 6507 people, one of whom was a man.https://192.49.222.187/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1

Famous Essis

* Essi Hellstén, ''Suomen Neito'' -competition winner 2007 * Essi Luttinen, singer * Essi Pöysti, Miss Finland 2009 * Essi Renvall, sculptor * Essi Sainio, football player * Essi Valta, book writer *

Essi Wuorela Essi Wuorela is a Finnish soprano. She is an original member of the ensemble Rajaton, founded in 1997, but also began a solo career in 1994. She studied music at Sibelius High School and later Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory, from which she gr ...

, singer * Essi Vanhala, Ringette player

References

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